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Mephistopheles introduces himself at Marthe's house

Mephistopheles introduces himself at Marthe's house
(Méphistophélès se présent Chez Marthe)
(1828)
plate 9 from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published by Charles Motte, Paris, 1828

Medium
lithograph

Measurements
24.5 × 20.9 cm irreg. (image) 26.1 × 20.9 cm irreg. (image and text) 38.6 × 27.6 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the National Gallery Women's Association, Governor, 1982

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Delteil 66 iii

Edition
3rd of 7 states

Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: Delacroix invt (.. under t) et Lithog:
printed in ink l.r.: Lith: de C: Motte, à Paris.
printed in ink l.c.: Meph: Il est bien hardi à moi de m'introduire aussi brusquement chez ces Dames, je leur en / demande un million de pardons...........

Accession Number
P42.10-1982

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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